Nautilus Under Sea, Mexico
8.9 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Jacuzzi / Hot Tub
- En-Suite bathrooms
“This was our second trip on this boat and we have been 100% satisfied both times.”
Highlights
The latest addition to the Nautilus fleet in Mexico, the 27m Nautilus Under Sea offers divers spectacular dive tours to the Socorro Islands in Mexico. An ex-research vessel with her claims to fame, including being the support boat for the James Bond Movie "License to Kill" and a Deep Rover mission with Dr. Silvia Earle, as well as many research and photography missions, the former Under Sea Hunter, has now re-located to Mexico. She caters to 19 guests in 9 en-suite, air-conditioned cabins. The Undersea Hunter also offers plenty of room for relaxation, with a comfortable lounge and dining area and a large sun deck with loungers.
The dive deck offers ample space for kitting up and gear storage, as well as camera set-up and personal camera storage areas. The Nautilus Under Sea offers an amazing destination - the Socorro Islands. Diving the Socorro Islands, divers will come face to face with Giant Pacific Mantas, known as the friendliest mantas in the world! Also, there are sightings of up to 10 different kinds of sharks, dolphins, whale sharks, hammerheads, and humpback whales. Nautilus Under Sea offers 6-day trips with a pick-up in San Diego and leaving from Ensenada from July to November.
Don’t miss out on these amazing trips. Book online today to start your adventure.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Special Dinner, Diving Package, Kayaks, Stand Up Paddleboard, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, National Park Fees (100-172 USD per day), Port Fees (35 USD).
Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Gratuities, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox (125 USD per trip), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, WiFi internet.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Nautilus Under Sea Reviews
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- 8.9 Fabulous
- Vessel 8.4
- Crew 9.1
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.1
- Value 8.5
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Suzanne I
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United States
Sea lions & whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez!
I just returned from an incredible week in the Sea of Cortez aboard the Nautilus Undersea. The diving was just incredible and definitive trip highlights were diving with the sea lions and snorkeling and swimming with the whale sharks. The boat crew were extremely friendly and worked nonstop and we had 3 amazing dive guides throughout the week. We learned quite a bit about the Sea of Cortez through various nightly presentations on board and also had fun swimming and kayaking during surface intervals. I can’t say enough about our chef as all the meals were fantastic and our hostess was so friendly and always smiling. What an incredible week!
- Recommended for
- Incredible diving with sea lions. Snorkeling and swimming with whale sharks. Very friendly crew.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Natalie M
- United States
Great diving but few dives
I had a wonderful trip! The dive sites were full of life, and I was thrilled to spot my very first sea horses - three in total, including a pregnant one. The sea lions were such a highlight, endlessly playful and fun to watch. The warm water was another pleasant surprise - I didn’t even need a wetsuit! The only downside was the limited number of dives. Because the itinerary required a lot of travel north, we were only able to do 15 dives over the week. There was even a day where we couldn't get in the water at all. On other liveaboards I’ve joined, we were diving everyday and the range was closer to 23–27 dives. Since I don’t get to dive often at home, I would have loved the chance for a few more underwater hours.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites were full of life. Crew was professional and friendly. Sky at night was stunning.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Igor I
- United States
Highly recommended trip to experience big pelagic animals
Manas, Sharks, Dolphins !!!!! Specially mantas on Boiler and Roca Partida
- Recommended for
- The crew was absolutely amazing and very friendly and accommodating. The nature itself : the best diving spot I ever visited. the way crew managed divers at different levels from very beginners to experienced marketing everybody comfortable and the diving experience enjoyable.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Carolyn K
- United States
For a relaxing vacation choose Nautilus Undersea
Overall a very organized and well run trip. This was our second trip on this boat and we have been 100% satisfied both times.
- Recommended for
- Amazing crew. Good food. Cabins.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Andrea F
- United States
Another great trip to Socorro!
This was my second Socorro trip with nautilus and they are incredible. The dive guides are knowledgeable and patient, made me feel safe the entire time.
- Recommended for
- Crew. Food. Amazing dives.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Michael G
- United States
Very Good cheerful hard-working crew. Good service. Reliable schedules, food, accomodations.
General experience with accomodation and dive service was very good. The boat is a little old- occasionally spews greasy engine exhaust junk across top deck (occasional dirty feet and deck power washing). Dive profiles are not my favorite but no big complaint- largely split between playing with sea lions at 15', maybe 4 (standard govt-planted) wrecks at 40-60', and transition along the 60-80' bottom to look into blue deepwater for big creatures. Our group got glimpses of a few distant hammerheads and a few distant manta rays. A liittle much for me all the shallow playing with sea lions and deep water staring into the blue for my taste but there is alot of good fish and coral life to see along the way. The group seemed pretty happy overall with the dives. One afternoon we got aerial guidance and went to Orcas- from RHIBs we were dropped into them a few times for a momentary swim as they went by- it was brief but exciting closeup look,
- Recommended for
- Entire Crew is great team and very hard working. The daily dive and meal schedules were maintained. The onboard services - food and dive support were g.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Shelley S
- United States
A must do trip for divers!
Even though the water was a bit chilly this liveaboard was a trip that I’d definitely want to do again and again. The crew worked together so well. It was like we were all a family by the end of the week. The food was delicious. The mantas and the sharks and the dolphins were incredible. At times I wondered if it was all real. The hot tub on top is a nice treat.
- Recommended for
- Animal life, seclusion, crew
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- 7.2 Good
- Celeste K
- United States
Amazing dolphin encounters
PRO: amazing wildlife sightings and interactions, mantas on every dive. Interacting with the dolphins are what dreams are made of! Saw school of hammerhead sharks. Amazing crew (Idris, Alicia). Most dive guides were attentive and excited to point out wildlife. Hot tub was a plus after cold dives CON: older boat, something was always broken (hydraulics for the anchor, clogged toilets, broken ice maker and water dispense), 9 crew for 18 ppl so no one was helping us put our gear on, first liveaboard that didn't clean your room daily even when we had ppl who got sick with norovirus on the trip, food was average
- Recommended for
- 1.school of hammerheads, 2. dolphin encounters, 3. mantas on every dive
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- 10 Exceptional
- Glen D
- United States
Awesome crew, amazing diving, and well run operation.
Dolphins, hammerheads, tiger shark, mantas, and the wonderfully friendly crew. The food was good. The top deck can get a little fumey while motoring, so I'd encourage the boat to raise the smokestack or otherwise get creative with the exhaust fumes so that its more comfortable to hang out while motoring.
- Recommended for
- The crew was absolutely wonderful, the diving and competence of the crew were excellent, and the boat operated like clockwork.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Scott T
- United States
The ship and the crew made for a wonderfully delightful dive trip experience.
Of course, the CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS!!! Such beautiful animals. They are comfortable with divers and getting to experience them up close and personal is something i'll remember until my dying day.
- Recommended for
- I can't say enough about the care that the crew showed for all of us on board. Everyone was incredibly attentive to my needs. The food, dive guides, captain and steward were, not only incredibly competent, but carried out their duties with a care to detail and fun loving attitudes. Really, a fantastic trip.
